Pete Flores, director of field operations for CBP, said the man is believed to be the victim of human smuggling. (Source: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection) SAN DIEGO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers rescued a Mexican national from the undercarriage of a vehicle trying to enter the United States.At midnight on July 14, officers said they found the man hidden in a non-factory compartment of a 2007 Buick Rendezvous that was in line to cross the border from Mexico.Pete Flores, director of field operations for CBP, said the man is believed to be a victim of human smuggling.“Smugglers will try every way possible to get their product, or in this case people, across the border,” Flores said in a news release.“This method of.